2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6244, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6244, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Slightly smaller households have become the norm in postcode 6244 since 2011. While family sizes have dipped, the number of single-parent families has risen by 2 percentage points to 11%. This area now sees a higher proportion of people living alone compared to the state and national figures.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 1.0: 3 areas
- 1.1: 1 area
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 1 area
- 1.4: 1 area
- 1.5: 4 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 16 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 61 areas
- 2.0: 101 areas
- 2.1: 182 areas
- 2.2: 257 areas
- 2.3: 365 areas
- 2.4: 338 areas
- 2.5: 338 areas
- 2.6: 233 areas
- 2.7: 223 areas
- 2.8: 157 areas
- 2.9: 127 areas
- 3.0: 75 areas
- 3.1: 49 areas
- 3.2: 40 areas
- 3.3: 13 areas
- 3.4: 10 areas
- 3.5: 6 areas
- 3.6: 3 areas
- 3.7: 1 area
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 0 areas
- 4.2: 1 area
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 6244, WA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 6244, WA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Boyup Brook | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in the area hold 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.5. Two-person households are the most common at 43.9%, while 27.7% of residents live alone.
27.7% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6244, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.1% of families here, while those without children account for 40.5%. Single-parent families make up 11.0%, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
11.0% ▲ +22.0%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6244, WA, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (11%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in 6244, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6244/6244-wa/topic/family-households